Camp

As mentioned earlier our girls camp went from 44 girls to 128 girls when our stake boundaries were changed. Now, this had its good and bad sides. Here's a run down of the good and the bad:

1. T-shirts we ordered were not ready to be picked up until the morning of camp. Bad.


2. T-shirt color was drab and somewhat depressing looking. Bad.


3. Most of our YCL 1 & 2's showed up on time and helped get everything ready for when the Level 1-4 campers showed up. Good.


4. My committee actually came up with and performed a skit, something I refused to do the 2 previous years. It was to the tune of "Lean like a cholo" for those of you who are interested. We even wore some flashy purple capes. Good.


5. Wednesday breakfast was 10 minutes late being ready, which cut into the Camp & Cabin Caper cleaning time. Bad.


6. My committee girls worked hard in the camp store while the younger girls went crazy with excitement. For most of the girls this was the first time they had a camp store while at camp. Good.


7. Dessert was not served directly after dinner like asked for and promised. Bad.


8. The program for when the Stake Presidency was in attendance was AMAZING!!!! Good.


9. 5 of the girls in our cabin pulled 2 mattresses off the bunks late in the night and slept on them on the floor only after toilet papering themselves so as to make a fort. Unsure.


10. Thursday breakfast, some funky biscuits with gravy, was 15 minutes late. Bad.


11. I literally caught a girl as she fell from a rope 10 feet up and over a huge boulder. Good.


12. The painting service project Level 3 campers were to perform ended with them putting hand prints on rocks, hand prints of paint. Definitely a bad thing.


13. Dessert was not served directly after dinner Thursday night, even though requested and promised. Bad & frustrating.


14. Bishops Night activities were fun and entertaining. Good.


15. All of the 9 Bishops were there except for the one from my ward. We heard that a counselor would be filling his spot, but he never showed. Bad and sad for the girls in my ward.


16. The girls in my cabin pushed 2 bunk beds together, with 6 girls sleeping on the bottom and 3 sharing the top. Unsure.


17. Someone stole the big heavy bell that weighs about 30 pounds and is at the top of a 6 foot pole. Bad and not funny, cuz we use it to keep everyone on schedule.


18. While at the lake a girl got whiplash as she was catapulted off a floating trampoline. She was put on a stretcher, taken to the hospital and had x-rays taken. Bad.


19. The chance to wear shorts and flip flops while at the lake and park. Always a good thing. I hate to wear pants and shoes and must make a sacrifice every time I go to camp.


20. The fun slide show made from pictures taken during camp. Extremely good.


21. The Parable of the Ten Virgins that we had the girls personally take part in as a surprise. Good and Bad. Good that they got to experience it and to use the oil lamps they had made earlier, but bad that only about 10 out of 128 girls were prepared for when the Bridegroom came.


22. Testimony meeting at the Fire Ring. Spiritually good beyond compare.


23. The girls in our cabin pushed 3 bunk beds together and squeezed 9 girls onto the bottom and 4 on the top. Unsure, and not sure how well they slept.


24. Many wards and cabins wanting to leave early without helping to do the final capers and camp sweep. Bad and rude.


25. Did I mention that practically every meal was at least 10-20 minutes late, thus messing up our entire schedule everyday. I don't mind having to wait for good food, but this wasn't worth the wait. Bad and hungry.